The Strange Career of Jim CrowClassic · History, Nonfiction, Race
The Strange Career of Jim Crow
1955 · 272 pages · Nonfiction
51
Classic
★ 4.14 on Goodreads · 3K ratings
Reserve shelf
≈ 7 hours to read · about 2 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
On the Modern Library 100 Best Nonfiction list. 4.14★ from 3K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
51Must-Read Score
- Readers67 out of 100 · counts 40%+30
- Critics59 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+21
- Bestseller0 out of 100 · counts 14%+0
- Buzz0 out of 100 · counts 15%+0
Critics and Bestseller are two ways to earn a place: a book's stronger one counts more. Buzz rewards recent bestseller weeks and prizes, so older books start at zero.
On our reserve shelf: it hasn't collected enough Goodreads ratings yet for us to rank it alongside the Must-Read 50 pool. We check again every month, and it can still turn up in your 50 once you've read most of our ranked books.
On the lists
- Modern Library 100 Best Nonfiction
Reads as
True story, Thought-provoking
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